Biosensor Techniques Used for Determination of Telomerase Activity in Cancer Cells

Measuring telomerase activity has proven successful for the determination of cancer in malignant somatic cells. Early conventional methods for the detection of telomerase activity include in vitro analysis via a primer extension assay, and the telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) assay. TR...

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Main Authors: Evgeny Katz, Eliona Kulla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-01-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/1/347/